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Harry's DVD Picks & Peeks - 2nd wk of July! KNOWING, Barrymore, THE DEEP blu, MST3k & much more!
Hey folks, Harry here - and right from the get go, I’ll apologize for missing the past two weeks. The first week I missed was due to just a general writer’s block that I had. The second week was a victim to being really really ill. I was sick as a dog. And the medication had me loopy as hell. I’m just now getting out of the funk I was in, but I feel comfortable writing again, so you’ll have your column on time over the coming weeks, unless I get sick again. Which is NO FUN. As usual, the pics and titles are linked to Amazon, where you can learn more upon the titles in question – or you can purchase them which would help to continue this column’s existence. Once again, sorry for missing two weeks – and let’s get on with it, you’ve waited long enough…
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
KNOWING
I absolutely love KNOWING. I know mixing religion and science fiction are big no-nos – but I can’t help but love it. I mean, what if it is all connected, and there’s some document sitting in a time capsule that’s warning all of us that we’re fucked. I love that. I like the creepy people, I love the gobsmacked Nick Cage! I love Alex Proyas’ new film – and I love that it has a growing audience of folks that are digging on it as well. That’s cool. Try to turn your inner cynic off and just enjoy this one.
PUSH
Comes across like a bad TV pilot that never would have gotten picked up. The powers are lame, the scenario is oh so cute – and I found the whole thing fucking annoying. Worth a rental at most, and that’s just to support the genre, but I doubt you’ll be happy with it.
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: XV
In this box set you get the immortal THE ROBOT VS THE AZTEC MUMMY, THE GIRL IN LOVERS LANE, ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE and RACKET GIRLS. In addition to their MST3King of the films – you’ll get other extras in this 4 disc set. If you’re a fan, this is something required of you. Enjoy.
THE UNBORN
This film dances upon the edge of being cool, but just doesn’t quite get there for me. The idea of being haunted by the spirit of your unborn twin brother, who was in turn the born again demon of a distant twin GrandUncle. Well, I like the premise. I like most of the cast and most of the scares – but it just never really gelled for me. Odette Yustman is yummy eye candy. And I really like Gary Oldman, because it is impossible to not like him, but I found myself wishing that this became his movie and not the girl’s. That never happens. Not a complete waste of time, worth checking out at the very least.
LONELY ARE THE BRAVE
A BUTT-NUMB-A-THON graduate. This is Kirk Douglas’ favorite film of his career – and I get it. In a way it is an incredibly defining film about the end of the West. About the end of the free spirit, the death of the cowboy and the end of what used to be manhood. LONELY ARE THE BRAVE is often credited as being the direct forebearer of FIRST BLOOD and the John Rambo character. This film is amazing. Kirk Douglas is jaw dropping in the lead role – as is Gene Rowlands as a friend. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
THE DEEP (Blu Ray)
I’ve watched this Blu Ray 3 times now. It is a fave film of my youth. 1977. I saw this PG film at the Drive-In about 9 times as a kid. My parents loved this movie, and God bless them for it. A life long obsession with nice tits followed! Why can’t we have more PG films like this one? Sure – let Alba and Beal keep their top on – but give them a white wet t-shirt and 30 minutes of on-screen dive time. Watching this film – you can’t help, but to marvel at how wonderful it is. How the underwater sequences… long and uninterrupted by unneeded dialogue just hold us with their beauty and majesty. This is an amazing film to just look at, but add to that the wonderful documentary on the making of THE DEEP hosted and narrated by Robert Shaw himself… it is bliss! This is my fave release of the week.
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
If you’ve never been a fan of Jon Hall and Maria Montez – you’ve been missing out, but jumping on board for this release of ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES – you get a beautiful Technicolor film, when Technicolor was an absolute marvel to behold. My personal favorite of their films is ARABIAN NIGHTS – but even though they never rised to the level of the great THIEF OF BAHGDAD – they did make lovely lush films that yearn for yesteryear with every frame. I love it!
GRUMPY OLD MEN (Blu Ray)
I love just anything that has Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in it. But I do have this unbridled fear that Travolta and Denzel will remake GRUMPY OLD MEN in 30 years. And that really does scare me. With Winona Ryder as Ann Margret. UGH! Nightmare, go away! The snow has never looked so good as it does on this Blu Ray. A warm blanket movie.
THE UNIVERSE: The Complete Season Two (Blu)
Amongst my favorite series. THE UNIVERSE. Like those of you with my illness, I do have the 3 seasons that are on DVD. But man, I much prefer this series in Blu Ray form as the graphics and the beauty are all enhanced by the massive leap in resolution. This is a pure geek show and as a pure geek, I loves it.
NEAR DARK
I can’t stop laughing at this video box. Look at that. Golden eyes – that white white skin. Yes, all you lovers of TWILIGHT come and gather around this DVD box. Take it home with you. And discover one of the most badass Vampire films in the history of badass Vampire films. But the thought of the Twilighters discovering this way cooler film is but a small dash of the glee that the video box gives me. It’s just way too funny. Way too hilarious!
John Barrymore Collection ( SHERLOCK HOLMES / DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE / THE ROGUE / TEMPEST )
Pretty much everyone I know has seen Barrymore’s brilliant performance in DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, but for me – I got giddiest about the 1922 SHERLOCK HOLMES which co-starred an incredibly youthful William Powell and Roland Young. I love it. Then there’s THE BELOVED ROGUE and THE TEMPEST. I haven’t put either in yet, but THE BELOVED ROGUE is the one I’m dying to check out. It is supposed to be an adventure romp for Barrymore – and that’s cool. This is a set that I’m quite anxious to get through. Barrymore was one of our first GREAT actors. And I can vouch for 2 of the 4 films in this set as being Barrymore at his best. Check this out!
Ok – that’s it for this week. Here’s what I’ll be checking out next week: GI JOE season 1, Criterion FOR ALL MANKIND Blu Ray, THE TOWERING INFERNO (Blu), THE EDGE OF LOVE, THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON / CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS on Blu Ray, BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT, REC, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (Blu), DON’T TOUCH THE WHITE WOMAN and more…
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This is so fucking insane what some labels come up with.
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You couldn't formulate an opinion or something? Not to mention there's almost nothing in this column. I waited two weeks for that?!
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KNOWING had potential, but especially in the end was just a huge disappointment. PUSH, on the other end, while not a perfect movie, was entertaining and far superior to Knowing.
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You never tried to write a review, right? Because otherwise you would know how it feels like to spend sometimes hours just with findin a first or last sentence. Even if it's just a short one.
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Is frikin' hilarious, but I definitely prefer the one with an extra-crispy Bill Paxton and crew against a holographic sunset.
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denzel said that he and Will Smith are working on a comedy soon http://www.themovieblog.com/2009/06/denzel-washington-and-will-smith-together-for-a-comedy
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And Jumper ain't too good either.
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You must have more respect for Harry's reviews than I do. Half the time it's orgiastic gushing that has no direct relevance to the film in question. The other half of the time, it's just him reminiscing about seeing the movie for the first time. Neither of those things should lead to writer's block, unless he's a retarded red-headed baboon who can barely fashion a complete sentence. Wait a minute...
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is from a Styx song. I'm not saying which cause I don't wanna spoil it but I almost jumped up and started signing in the theater. Almost.
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lOVED THAT FILM, STILL HOLDS UP TODAY, and who doesn't love chicks in wet white tee SHIRTS?
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But the dirty gritty feel of Near Dark takes the cake. Fuck anyone who says Twilight is a good vampire movie...or vampire story for that matter. Vampire movies need a to get a little down and dirty.
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...not called Transformers. I haven't hated a movie that much since The Avengers...
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What's this about "supporting the genre" by seeing bad superhero movies? Doesn't that just encourage the studios to go in the wrong direction with the genre?
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Fantastic release - kudos Sony! The 48 minute retro docu narrated by Shaw is in darn good condition and presented 1080p I believe as well as 40 or so minutes of deleted scenes from the 3 hour TV version of the movie. The Deep looks and sounds BEAUTIFUL...oh, and that CBS Special logo and music before the docu totally took me back to 1977 in an unexpected way...
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The Deep is a great memory from my youth. Bisset's boobs were like a freaking starting gun for me. They deserved equal billing with the other actors. I also thought the fight with the boat motor was scary and suspenseful. I saw the movie multiple times, too.....not so much for the great fight scene though.
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per-fuckin-lease...
easily one of the most retarded and laughably awful films ever made.. Harry you're a disgrace, fine be proud of having no fucking taste at all. It makes a mockery of anything else you say. -
they better sack up and release ALL the box sets this time!
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That's why I love it. It parades as a typical Hollywood movie, then takes some unbelievable turns. I can't believe the studio let them have that ending.
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wow i loooooved Twilight! maybe this ripoff NEAR DARK will tide me over till the next one...oooh..no...wait..this is so much better...oh shit the bar scene...i hate it when they aint been shaved...you give me fever...no. no....ahhh!!!!
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It can't possibly be as good as I thought it was years ago...
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Harry, you make me sad inside.
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Jul 08, 2009 6:39:17 AM CDT
I tugged one out to Bisset in The Deep back in the day.
by stuntcock mike
Yesterday.
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Is pretty dead these days. Given then quality of this article, I'm not surprised. It did, however, point me in the direction of Near Dark, and for that I'm thankful. PS. Knowing was a festering turd of a movie. Dull beyond redemption, poorly conceived and a flat-out stupid ending. Push at least tried a couple of new things. The practical gun leviatating effects were impressive at least.
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There was a nice bit of wet t shirt action in that silly Shark flick with LL Cool J (fuck i'm too young to have Alzeimers but I cant remember the name). But Bisset was definitely worth a ride on the tug-boat.
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no comma after article etc. Fuck sake.
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And it rocked my world.
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has it really only been that long? i was pretty sure there hadnt been a column in at least 4 or 5. and yeah that Near Dark cover is bad, it'll make people rent it then get sooo disappointed when its not what the image implies.
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These aren't reviews. Harry does review a movie about once a month if he doesn't have sore throat, but the DVD release post aint it. All he does for these posts is write a few sentences that usually have something to do with the movie he's supposed to be talking about, and then a sentence that is actually about the movie or box set. Writer's block does not apply to this post. Wow, after two weeks of nothing, he gave us eleven little quips regarding about half the releases this week. Makes you feel sorry for a few of the writers in this site who are actually working to keep it alive.
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varied and crazy a community as this (used to)? Suggestions would be appreciated.
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Harry loves KNOWING, actually likes THE UNBORN - but hates PUSH? That I just don't understand. I liked PUSH, it was fun. KNOWING was poorly written, and THE UNBORN was laughable.
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she has become a househould name among me and my friends lately. Near Dark is awesome. Can't wait for Hurt Locker. As for the other releases maybe I will check out Knowing if you insist it's really good. And The Deep is an old fave of mine.
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That looks like a buy.
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What's the deal with not having the incredible arse shot as the cover of The Unborn? I mean, the chick's tits are pretty good too, but I'm pretty sure that at least half the money the movie made was because of that incredible poster.
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Come on, Harry, old friend. Never ever forget Barrymore's greatest turn in Twentieth Century... (actually... shush... before they remake it with Will Farrell...)
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Jul 08, 2009 8:01:42 AM CDT
KNOWLES - A HARRY POTTER REVIEW WOULD BE NICE....
by charlesthomasmathews1978
This fucking thing has been screening everywhere and not a peep out of you. Even those two scumbags McWeeny and Faraci have got their shit out already. Get the fucking lead out.
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Jul 08, 2009 8:07:28 AM CDT
ALSO, HAVE YOU SEEN GRAND HOTEL? A GREAT FLICK....
by charlesthomasmathews1978
John and Lionel Barrymore both starred along side Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford. If any of you haven't seen it I would encourage you to do so.
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GetEveryone, thanks for the reminder. Yeah, Saffron Burrows used her 15 mins of fame wisely in that wet t.
At the risk of preaching to the converted you could try aibn.com. -
Good Lord.
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A-It's "MSTing" a movie, or even "Riffing" it. NOT "MST3King"
B-"In addition to their MST3King of the films – you’ll get other extras in this 4 disc set. If you’re a fan, this is something required of you. Enjoy." This is probably the WORST written phrasing I've ever read on this site, and that's saying a lot. Way to mention those extras! Clearly you have never watched a minute of this, the greatest show of all time. -
I have seen loads of crappy vampire movies, but NEAR DARK is among the best. It's also among the least stereotypical. I wish Kathryn Bigelow had been able to make more films during the past 20 years, because she's got a golden touch.
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What is the best vampire movie?
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Harry's Predictable, Lame-Ass Excuses Followed by a Few Cursory DVD "Reviews"
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Just one week's worth of reviews?
That's pretty scary because that indicates a really serious sickness. Get better man and sorry for the constant bitching. Let us folks know that you're sick and we'll (well some of us will) back off. -
It contain's 100% less sparkle and 200% less suckage, with about 300% more awesome and 700% more blood, violence, gore, and mayhem.
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...skipped over the comma and I read:GI Joe Season One CriterionAnd I found that fucking amazing!
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What preachy pretentious crap.
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Last time you bothered here's what you signed off with: Next week we’ll be discussing Vol 6 of the THREE STOOGES Collection, GHOSTBUSTERS (Blu), LOST seasons 1 & 2 (Blu), FRIDAY THE 13th (2009), TRANSFORMERS (1st Season!!!), DR STRANGELOVE (Blu), SEVENTH SEAL Criterion BLU, JOHN ADAMS (Blu), GENERATION KILL (Blu), SPACEBALLS (Blu), FRIDAY THE 13th Part 2 & 3 in Blu, MORNING LIGHT, MIRACLE (Blu), THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (Blu), KICKBOXER (Blu), CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Blu), THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO LOVE, THE OUTLAW, BERGMAN ISLAND, LAST HOLIDAY, THE STRANGE ONE, WHAT’S UP TIGER LILY?, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES, SUDDENLY, HIDDEN FORTRESS, ASHES AND DIAMONDS, RICHARD III (Olivier’s), MY BREAKFAST WITH BLASSIE, BLACK MAGIC 2 and much more!
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That is all.
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He is incapable of giving a good review of any kind, he like knowing. the movie was good for the first hour then went down the shitter with all the religious angel bullshit. why don't you just give up fatty. he's a little advice maybe if you lost some weight and ate right you wouldn't get sick all the time, that's why people can't have health care in this country all the fat fucks that suck the system dry since they can't control themselves
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But the chick is tasty and it's mercifully short. Those are the only good points.
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"The Lost Boys" will always be my favorite vampire flick.
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THE LOST BOYS is a fun flick but im tempted to go with FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. However that has nothing to do with the vampires and everything to do with Salma's snake dance, so it would be kinda thinking with my dick.
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Then the first Cushing/Lee DRACULA, NEAR DARK, the 1970s BBC COUNT DRACULA with Louis Jourdan is pretty good. I'd throw in BLADE for the first five minutes, and round off with LET THE RIGHT ONE IN.
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Harry, any idea why they stopped making the James Bond Blu Ray sets?After Volume 3, they released Man With the Golden Gun and License to Kill on blu but not in a set (unless you count that best buy box, but i'd rather wait for an official set for shelf continuity). Since then, not a peep on any more Blu Bond, individual or sets. What gives?
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Now.
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JK. That movie's got all kinds of cheese in it, with a thick layer of George "The Tan" Hamilton spread across the top. But it's still better than those vampussies from Twilight.
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We watched Knowing last night. Wow. It was everything The Day The Earth Stood Still should have been but wasn't. The sound production was the best I've heard and so intense the action sequences were overwhelming. If our screen size was larger I think we would have needed a break between scenes.
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I love that film. Can't love vampires and not love that film. But I think Let The Right One In is my new favourite.
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That Williams Travolta movie coming out soon?
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Vampire in Brooklyn.
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By Herzog, is it any good?
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Looks like she's in a shitty wet t-shirt contest on the cover. That or she is the coach of some time that just won? Seeing that the movie is about birth what is that liquid suppose to be? Birth juice?
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1. Lost Boys 2. Near Dark 3. Let The Right One In. Feel free to rearrange the order of these movies, but I grew up on the first two movies so they carry a bit more weight with me. Plus, Keifer Sutherland is the baddest of bad as vampires ever. I love the Near Dark vampires, but Keifer would have wiped the floor with all of them and still have the energy to take out a Christmas tree.
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It is long on hanging visuals, but the overall experience is fantastic. He totally respects the Murnau film while adding his own touch. Kinski is hypnotic.
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By a factor of 10.
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But isn't there something amiss with Harry identifying the "Twilighters" as a subset that he can point and laugh at when he himself LOVED the fucking thing? http://www.aintitcool.com/node/39180
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A couple months ago I wrote on the talkback for Harry's DVD column that my favorite feature on AICN had turned into what felt like a joyless burden. I tried to remind Harry of the fun and excitement he used to bring to digging through new releases for rare treasures and how that geeky film love was so contagious. But now I see it's over, no use bugging him about it. Just drop the column, Harry. You're not enjoying it anymore and barely doing it at all. I'm sure there's good reasons - the fact that less and less great catalogue titles are being released, the fact that with Blu-ray you're just repeating earlier reviews only a short time later. And I'm sure life has gotten in the way too. It's just the internet, after all. It's too bad, but it's worse to see you barely get up the energy to write these little review haikus. They look like you wrote them underwater while holding your breath. If you have nothing much to say, why say it? Maybe you should just pick one DVD release you're excited about a week (or even a month) and go to town. That would be better than this slow dying of a column... Thanks for earlier though - it was "cool" while it lasted.
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I looked and looked and even posted and begged for a review while Knowing was at the Box Office. I wanted to read a review from you as Eberts was sooo high and every other critic was flaming it as a piece of shit..This film is a definate divider among audiences.. I wound up going only because a few talkbackers who agreed that your lack of coverage
of a major cast Science Fiction Film was about par for the course.
I now see Knowing banners all over the site and you saying in your late coverage of even the DVD that its great and you love it..Well sir I'm starting to question the integrity of your coverage..Here is a genre film that got zero and I mean zero coverage by you and your site reporters until a banner went up and then finnally it gets a few lines about how much you loved it on DVD..To little to late for a fine film that should have done much better at the Box office but nobody at this site even bothered to review it.Well done... -
It's both disturbing and epic, and Klaus Kinski is freaky. I'd also venture to mention the original DRACULA with Bela Lugosi, quite a production for its time. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN is definitely a major contribution to vampire cinema - fantastic.TWILIGHT was just juvenile fluff. Hard to believe Harry raved about it, and didn't put his weight behind LET THE RIGHT ONE IN while it was in the theaters.
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I rewatched Interview a couple of weeks back. And followed it the next night with Queen of the Damned. Now, I wasn't unaware of the bile thrown it's way, but it was lent to me by a friend who said it's not THAT bad, and a bunch of my friends worked on it. So I thought what the hey. BUT, I sure wasn't prepared for THAT much suckage! So, so scarred...
But yeah, Interview is pretty good, I love Coppola's Dracula (I'd love it a LOT more without Keanu), and Nosferatu, and Let the Right One In is incredible. I had the Blu-ray already but STILL went to see it when it came out at the cinema. Damn it's great. -
Seriously, I just check this out to see what the releases are I might not know about. Harry, your TF2 review is the only one I have agreed with in a LONG LONG time. How about just a Rent "It, Buy It, Fuck It" system for this column?
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by exploring the notion of a child who remained cursed/stuck in time/development but not in intellect. The narrative pun on being 'eternally young'. But I love that LTROI took that a step further in terms of being curse BOTH ways. And the last shot is the best send-your-mind-back-through-the-film since Fight Club. So great.
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I was too busy following Fanboys screencount to even notice!
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Numbers was actually no. 1 at the box Office for at least a week, which surprised me at the time because of all the bad reviews. But, after this summers crapfest of no.1 movies nothing will ever surprise me again.
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still miles ahead of Twilight, but not worth all of the praise this site has been heaping on it. And Harry DID put his weight behind Let the Right One In, calling it the movie of the year, which is just another reason my expectations were way too hight.
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It should be confined to AintItForPeopleWithPussies.com.
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Paul Blart Mall Cop was number one for 3 weeks.....just sayin.
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Has a UK release scheduled for September. W00t, as they say in Games land.
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This year's been particularly bad for some reason, but yeah, I agree, there's always been shitty box office hits.
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Caught it at a dollar theater and loved it. And I usually hate Nic Cage. The ending blew my mind. Very disturbing and uplifting at the same time. I'm not religious, but that film struck the right note with me. The last shot was brilliant. Can't wait to see what Proyas does next.
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Makes for a good Vampire double-header with Lost Boys.
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When you have a site that won't even cover a genre release that it was supposedly tailor made for..well I don't know what to think... Now Harry reviews it although only in two sentances
when it gets a banner on his site.
Like I said ..I used to value the information this site once gave..
It was somewhat helpful in determiming where I would spend my hard earned cinema dollars...Not anymore...If a major film in the genre that this site professes so much love for can't even get a review during it's box office run there must be something happening underneath the surface to warrant that kind of ommision..It wasn't a very busy week with this genre at the box office when the film opened
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opened many the eye of a young man in 1977, maybe as many as Farah Fawcett. Yum yum. I recorded The Deep on DVR the other day just because I remembered those first 30 minutes and the wet T-shirt. And oh yeah, The Deep was one of the previews in the first theatrical release of Star Wars, remember???
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Honestly, pitching this ultraviolent action/vampire flick at the emo/'tweener Twilight crowd is HORRIBLY misguided. Jesus Fucking Christ...And, for those who care, Jerry Goldsmith's excellent score to Lonely Are The Brave was also just given it's first legit CD release by Varese Sarabande. It's limited to 3,000 copies, so grab one now if you want it.
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It is in the news.
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Claims to not know the shirt was see through.
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I thought it was very good also..
This movie is a litmus test for cynicisim if ther ever was one..
If one has an open mind and a sense of wonder, and doesn't drag their religous beliefs to the theater with them.. They may very well enjoy this film..I did ..I'm not saying this should be a blind buy on dvd/blu-ray but it certainly deserves a look see by all that enjoy this type of film. -
the little kid is beyond terrible in this & Nic Cage just looks like an idiot.
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So, "writer's block" is you being at CineVegas acting like a goob, thinking it's so awesome that a paid Playboy Bunny showed you attention (and the hundred or so other overweight losers they're PAID to entertain) and then just generally fucking off for a week? Wow. You can't tweet a bunch of inane, ridiculous BS and then turn around and talk about being in a malaise and apologizing. Not like it's a new thing, what you being a hypocrite.
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Seriously. Does anyone fucking use that?
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Jul 08, 2009 1:25:02 PM CDT
Glad to see at least a little love for FRIGHT NIGHT
by supernatural_canary
Watched that movie a bucket-load of times when I was a kid. Best vampire movie? Definitely not. But fun all the same.
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Harry never reviewed the Hangover either. There's plenty of things that this site overlooks. I don't think it is a conspiracy, just laziness also I don't think this site has ever had love for Nic Cage. And, honestly is Harry would have given more than a couple lines for his DVD mention (I won't call it a review) people would be crucifying him for being a sellout because of all the ad banners you mention. Are you suggesting that the only reason Harry mentioned Numbers was because of the ads and that he didn't really like it but felt obligated?
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1 Nosferatu, 2 30 days of night, 3 bram stoker's dracula,4 let the right one in, 5 lostboys, 6 near dark,7 from dusk til dawn, 8 blade 2, 9 blade, 10 shadow of the vampire, 11 interview with a vampire, 12 once bitten, 13 dracula (1931), 14 john carpenters vampires, 15 life force (technically... space vampires), 16 blade trinity, 17 john carpenter's vampires, 18 dracula 2000, 19 the forgotten, 20 fright night.... they arent in exact order, that would require too much thought
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Finally decided to put a face to the name, seeing as how she has directed a slew of kickass movies. She is much hotter than expected.
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For whatever that's worth. Look out for him in a cameo in Near Dark. Also, a cinema in the background is showing Aliens :)
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Give me back my decrepit and bloody Bill Paxton!
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WTF are you guys thinking. Its good enough to put the girl's hot ass on the poster but not good enough for the DVD? How does that make any fucking sense?
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I am not sure I could put my favs up every week. Who has the time? Besides my picks are a little off the wall. Besides The Dark Knight and The Wrestler, my favorite film of last year was Religulous. I have never seen that on any top ten lists.
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Its like Harry's not even trying anymore.
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These days Nicholas Cage gets a lot of heat on the net just for being in a movie. As though people haven't seen Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, The Weather Man, Bringing Out the Dead, hell even Face/Off or The Rock. I think a lot of people just see the famous Wicker Man reel as an excuse to be shallow and dismiss the actor outright. (It would be nice if he'd stop wearing the awful hair-pieces though. It's the 21st century, we can survive a balding actor.)
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And all of you ranking it above Near Dark need to really sort through some stuff, you know what I mean? Or just be happy being gay, which is absolutely valid if that's the case.
Fright Night is better than Lost Boys, but Near Dark is absolutely better than them all. Oklahoma freaking vampires, for god's sake. Awesome scenes, fantastic dialog:
He's been bit, but he ain't been bled.
And dead means dead without dying, which means you'll be real uncomfortable for a long, long time.
You're shaking like a leaf.
I make it a habit to stop by here every 50 years.
I know you're awake, I can smell it.
Normal folks, they don't spit out bullets when you shoot 'em.
I fought for the South. We lost.
Remember that fire we started in Chicago?
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This has probably been said before, but it reminded me of a really good Twilight Zone episode.
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Its a Blockbuster exclusive AKA a direct-to-DVD release. I was curious because it was filmed in the Grand Rapids area of Michigan, although the filming was limited to some exteriors and interiors of the Amway Grand Hotel and some indistinct nighttime driving scenes.It stars Val Kilmer who has definately seen better days (I felt like I could climb into the pores of his increasingly bulbous nose), and is a hoot as he overacts the part of a schizo doctor, with a mysterious mission. Or does he?? Eric Roberts and Patrick (has he done anything since Starship Troopers?) Muldoon costar as two of six people trapped in a steam room, trying to badly overact each other to death. Its kind of an eco-themed Saw, with a "twist" ending, but still makes no sense. Armand Assante actually comes out looking not bad as the investigating cop, only because everyone else is so bad. Unless you like to see some once talented people scrap the B-movie bottom, then skip Chaos.
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The likes of which you'll never find from Harry.
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http://tinyurl.com/mvmlfz
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You forgot Tony Scott's The Hunger, although the word vampire is never spoken...I saw it again recently and was impressed by Scott's visuals, Bowie's Dick Smith make-up, and Sarandon's breasts.
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You should look up the director of Punisher War Zone.
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Well I wouldn't say a conspiracy but I expected a review from someone on this site and saw nothing and I mean nothing before it was released , during , and then only two sentences after dvd release and only after the banners appeared for it. I don't give a fuck why.. I'm just puzzled as to how a film like that just gets overlooked while this site waxes elequently about so much crap that is being churned out by studios that court Harry's anointment..
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Jul 08, 2009 2:49:07 PM CDT
And while we're all on about Near Dark being underappreciated,
by white_vader
... what about Bigelow/Cameron's Strange Days? Forgotten gem?
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Is fucking stupid. I didn't think it would be so hard for movies to have cool box art, but since the creation of Blu Ray I have been proven wrong.
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What the fuck were they thinking when they threw together that monstrosity?
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havent seen that one actually. i might have passed it over, having seen that bowie was in it, and had flashbacks of seeing his package in Labyrinth. no thank you. when i saw the prestige and realized he was playing tesla i cringed a little.... "please god, no crotch shots....."
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-The Hunger! Tony Scott's only good film besides True Romance!
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Strange.
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I couldn't figure out the hate towards Knowing after I watched it a few months back, and it still bugs me now that the same plebs are saying the same negative shit about it. The older I get, the less attention I pay to critics. I watched Speed Racer this year after holding back for a year because of the intensely poor reviews, and fuck it, it was a blast. Either critics are getting more bitter and pissed off, or i'm becoming more easy pleased. Hey, if you didn't like it, fine, but don't turn people that dug it into assholes to make yourself feel better about your rampant cynicism
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just to build it up into this huge phenomenon and to watch people that said they hate it run around telling everyone it's awesome, just to make them look like hypocrites. Yaay me.
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i just don't get it. did nothing for me.
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Jul 08, 2009 3:19:01 PM CDT
"ALI BABA & THE FORTY THIEVES! ALI BABA & THE FORTY THIEVES! ALI
by banditdarville
Licensed to Ill bitches! You know it's in your heads now. I can't wait to watch Near Dark again. The cast of Aliens as dusty shitkicker bloodsuckers vs. Nathan Patrelli and Tim Thomerson!
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Ya know, I like the info sites like these provide..but reviews that can make or break and kill the potential of a film like Knowing, Speed Racer, and countless others at the box office all must be suspect nowadays.
When giants battle it out for the win at the box office I'm sure manyh marketing reviews are bought and paid for good ones for the film being paid for and maybe even bad ones for it competiton...who knows how the grease gets spread out in a campaign to make a film #1 at the box office..I know that being # 1 is most important at the studios but films aren't being made to be great so often anymore.. there being made to start franchises and sell burgers at burger kings and toys at toy stores,blah , blah , blah...So when a good film comes along and gets "overlooked" I tend to think of other terms then overlooked..and baby thats no conspiracy.. -
Is fucking great, It's utter bonkers.
dont't understand the anti religeos stance against it- There isn't any logical religeous propaganda in this film, I think you'd have a hard time promoting aliens as gods in most churches other than scientologist ones. The film is engineered for Nic Cage to save the day. I bet they didn't tell nic he wouldn't save the day till the last day of filming, that's real pain in his eyes! Most films wimp out, I thought the whole set up would be about how prediction and destiny don't neccesarily pan out. I thought we'd get to 'that day'and we'd have a little epilogue relating back to Cages lecture about chance in evolution, but no- it's gloriously bonkers and I'm surprised it got made too. -
but I must admit that all the negative reviews kept me from going to see Wolverine and Transformers 2. But, I will most likely be checking those out on DVD, I'm sure. If not myself I'm sure one of my buddies will rent them. It just takes a lot these days to get my ass into a movie theater what with the $10+ admission price and the fact that I have Blu-Ray and Widescreen at home. I still love seeing films in the theater, but more often than not, if a film really doesn't need to be seen in the theater, I'm waiting for Blu-Ray/DVD.
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Larry Fessenden's breakout feature was low-budget but ultra-inspired, kind of like the original CAT PEOPLE, in that regard. You might not find it in the average BLOCKBUSTER video store, but if you can get your hands on it, I highly recommend it. Fessenden uses vampirism to explore one person's unhealthy addiction to another. It's creepy, wonderfully acted and hard to forget. It lingers in the mind.
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is that it often points me to things I otherwise would have missed or overlooked, like Near Dark this week, which I must confess I've never seen. Also, I will probably check out Knowing, not because Harry loves it, but because I've heard enough from others in this Talkback to believe that it may be something that interests me. While I share everyones disdain for many of Harry's sentence long non-reviews this column does serve a purpose and the real reviews come from the Talkbacks.
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It's sad that highly original movies like Knowing and Speed Racer get shit on or ignored completely, because people think they're supposed to hate them.
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That's like saying she didn't know her own tits were as plump and juicy as they were. Give me a fuckin' break. What, did she think her mom was gonna read that article?
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Peer pressure appears to be everything these days, which is scary as it doesn't seem to be limited to kids like I remember. Adults seem to need to check what critics say before developing an opinion of their own, because to genuinely dislike a film and have all the critics love it would make you look like a bit of a retard, right?
I figure if you enjoy a movie, that should be the end of it, but you can tell a lot of talkbackers are slaves to other peoples opinions. Hell, I went to see Ice Age 3 with my 10 year old son yesterday and had a blast. Rotten Tomatoes gives it something like 45%. Animation was cool, plot was predictable, but my 10 year old laughed his ass off and I didn't hate it. Critics can take a big jump, i'm bored of their pretentious opinions. -
This is almost funny that here are four people that just began talking about Knowing being a great film (it is)..Now I here talk among us about how so many reviews get it wrong (maybe thats the point..maybe dis-information..)
I don't give two- fucks what someone thinks about a film or much less anything else..I'll make up my own mind what I'll pay to see or not see based on my interests but..I want to thank whoever it was (I forget so sue me.)that spoke so highly of this film when I originally went here looking for the Site's review..
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My daughter loved it. She also asked, "Is it like that movie where the people could go anywhere they want and those other people were chasing them?"Meaning, of course, Jumper. So, cut from the same cloth, but I enjoyed both stupid movies. Two movies that wanted to be franchises *so bad* that will probably never have a sequel, much less a franchise, to them.
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I look forward to Harry's DVD section just so I can see what new movies I should be on the lookout to download. Thanks for the great work, watched The Hurt Locker last week at home. The DVDrip has been online for a few weeks now.
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Great concept with a piss poor ending. I mean the kids running in the field was terrible! The film fell apart in the last 30 mins.
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I would have continued to overlook Equilibrium, and never known the joys of gun-fu. After reading a few posts there are TB'ers whose opinion you can trust, even more than Harry, which is pretty ironic.
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That made me think a lot about why some films make it and some don't.
He was asked about the film El Topo and if he thought it was a great film..He said something to the effect that " If you are great that El topo is a great film !!
When you take that statement it sounds seldf serving on the surface but I think what he really meant was that If one isn't capable of understanding the message or if it isn't well conveyed to the audience than it will not be a succesful experience.
There lies the problem with honest reviews some won't understand or like what they see while others may find it's greatness with ease.
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Heh, that was my favorite shot of the movie. Beautiful scene. Very imaginitive.
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Well if I had to pick apart one scene that may have been it but..I don't think the ending hurt the film as much as not showing the outcome( I'm being vauge as not to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it) but I understand your
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The Sorry skimm message was meant for you and got mixed in with my message for Skimm.. oh well
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And honestly-I liked it.
I am pretty fond of Alex Proyas-but mostly since he made the Crow and Dark City.So I gave in.
Honestly, it was pretty decent.
The story did have a good bit of unexpected turns, and ended alot "darker" than I expected.For a few mnitues-it felt like the distant cousin the HORRIBLE "Next" film he made a few years back.But sure enough-it had 3 GREAT disaster scenes that were pretty shocking.The effects were decent, and the theme was kinda of engaging to me. I dug it.So suck a cock all you haters -
I dug JUMPER.Not a great film, but I enjoyed it thoroughly.I went into a lil biased-as I really think the director makes great porpcorn films
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I DON'T GET THAT EITHER. I took a chance, went and bought that special edtion" dvd that came out 3(?) years ago.God, what a bad film. I just found it lame,and defintiely 'dated".I couldn't watch most of it, I ended up zooming through many of the dialogue scenes.SOME of the vampire ideas were neat (Bill Paxton punching through the truck engine for one)...but the film was caca
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.....Okay Virgina Woolf...This is a site where you write a paragraph-long synopsis for an upcoming dvd release per week right? Ok, just checking...
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Harry is disgustingly lazy!
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You don't see NYTimes columnists going missing for weeks and then return begging forgiveness, especially not SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. Be frickin' professional. Put a little "Harry's off this week" (works for Tom Friedman) or get one of the others to take the dvd column every once and a while - get everyone to review like two new releases and get the shit DONE. Oh, and I heartly endorse Fletch's "rent it, buy it, fuck it" system.
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End of.
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We seriously need a Near Dark Blu-Ray!
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Let the right one in, Interview with a Vampire and Blade(1&2) were all really good Vampire ficks. However, If you havent seen Innocent Blood check that one out, Its a good time.
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Probably one of the better "End of the world, shit is fucked up, no hope for the planet Earth" flicks I've seen in a while.
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It was really good. It was weird that all the critics never seemed to write about it. I enjoyed it.
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I saw all the cool scenes of the movie. Guess I saved 8 bucks.
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1. Bram Stoker's Dracula
2. Dracula (1958) AKA Horror of
3. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
4. Vampires
5. Count Yorga Vampire
6. Return of Count Yorga
7. Nosferatu (1979)
8. House of Dark Shadows
9. Near Dark
10. Daywatch
11. Lost Boys
12. DRACULA BBC Louis Jordan
13. Dracula 1978 Frank Langella
14. Vampyres
15. World of the Vampire
16. The Fearless Vampire Killers
17. Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter
18. DRACULA 1931
19 Nosferatu 1922
20 Salems Lot original miniseries
21. Vampire Lovers
22. Twins of Evil
23. Lust for a Vampire
24. Velvet Vampire
25. Dance of the Vampires
Notice FUCKING TWILIGHT IS NO WHERE ON THIS LIST. Neither is anyfilm where it requires you to go gay to be a vampire. Except Lesbian who does'nt like Lesbian Vampires?
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Dance of the Vampires is the Broadway Bootleg I have of the Musical version of Fearless Vampire Killers. Awesome Musical by Jim Stienman of Meatloaf fame.
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no talkback is lame, like Piper Laurie in The Hustler lame
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I snickered at it for a while but then when I realized it was turning out to be the same as that song, I couldn't help but chuckle. And then I thought it was sorta cool that they went with that, even if it was a little but lifted from something else. Because they did hide for a long time what the real situation was and I don't see how you could have seen it coming. But by no means was it a "great" film. Some of it was really terrible/laughable.
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but "a little but" is kinda funny
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But I think I'll enjoy it, fuck, I liked Next with Nic Cage in it. Not ashamed either.
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That I wasted too much of my time watching that POS!
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I enjoyed Push but my enjoyment was enhanced by my reading of the tie-in comic put out by DC's Wildstorm imprint which fleshed out the backstory of Division and some of the characters (especially Carver) quite a bit. I don't know if I would have enjoyed the movie as much without having the supplemental materials, especially with its nonending, kicking off a franchise which after its box office receipts I doubt will continue (in film form at least).
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The kid for one, couldn't act for shit. Nick Cages' character just seems to meander from disaster to disaster. Every one is all emo depressed. The aliens are stupid. That's a whole different discussion. I could go on and on about what was wrong with the ending, but I don't have enough room to type it.
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They were terrible
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John Landis directs a goofy, gory vampire movie with an over-the-top Robert Loggia and a cool, sexy Anne Parillaud? This film is totally in the spirit of many AICN readers. Maybe everyone was too busy brooding over grunge to have noticed this in 1992.
Other under-represented but high-quality vampire flicks would be THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, though you have to be in the mood for a quiet, slow sort of comedy in the original PINK PANTHER film's vein, and CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER, which to be honest I have mostly forgotten other than to remember that I loved it when I was a kid. -
This reminds me of the A.I. complaint. But once again, those were not aliens in the end of A.I.. And those were not aliens in the end of Knowing.
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Yeah, so that pretty much sums up your taste in film for me, Einstein.
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Jul 09, 2009 12:40:45 AM CDT
SKIMN - I HAD THAT SAME EXPERIENCE WITH EQUILIBRIUM
by bringingsexyback
To this day I would never have come across that most brilliant of movies if it weren't for Grammaton Cleric Binks and others recommending it highly. I took a chance, and am a better person for it. I get some very cool leads here.
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Are the effects good or campy?
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Fuck she is hot.
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I CANT WAIT WHEN WATCHMEN - THE LONGER SHITTIER EDITION COMES OUT
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That was one of the highlights of BNAT 9 for me. So glad to see this on DVD, just in time for my birthday in a few weeks. I'm putting that on the old Amazon Wish List right now. Awesome.
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I was a huge, HUGE, HARRY HUGE fan of the movie when it first came out but now it has turned into a slow, uninvolved, boring movie. I wish I had not rewatched it and left it to my memories. And Speed Racer is only for children with ADD who don’t need to concentrate when lights are flashing in front of their faces therefore hiding any semblance of a coherent plot.
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wow that was disappointing. fuck you all for saying its one of the best vampire movies.
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Jul 09, 2009 5:19:58 AM CDT
I posted this in Herc's TB... but, I must say it again.....
by the dum guy
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I've longed (how pathetic) for a complete box set of all the MST3K series(s), that would include the "movie".
I've known so many people who love watching the show (and), for the detriment (if I say so) to the series, loves to comment on movies when viewing them... even, with much saddness, while sober and while watching a decent movie...
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I just watched Dead Man (with Jonny Depp) and I (co-inky-dinkly) finished reading Blood Meredian, and I have (although the real history of the 'west' I've known about((to a degree)) is different from most "Westerns", I hope the the LATB (too cool too spell the outright title) is alike.And, to thee that see Near Dark as a pale (paile/paele/palie sp?) to Twilight, I tell you to read the Preacher series... and dare to tell me that it is a lesser tale of vampires (vampirism).
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from the director of Scooby Doo!!! my son will be floored!
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Fuck it, it is true.
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Jul 09, 2009 7:17:18 AM CDT
SHOCKED TO SEE ONLY 1 "INNOCENT BLOOD" REC by Mullah Omar
by arthurrex007
Yeah I forgot about that one. He also of course directed Vampire in Brooklyn so they sort of cancel each other out.
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Jul 09, 2009 8:28:08 AM CDT
I'm not a "knowing" hater, but I've got two words for you.
by white_vader
Fluffy bunnies. What. The. Fuck.
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Saw it last night. I was blown away, I was expecting to hate it, but I really enjoyed it. Don't know if I would have liked it as much in the theater, but at home it was late and competely dark and I the sound on full blast. It made for a spooky kind of thriller, I think it makes up for how bad I, Will Smith was. I don't know if it will hold up on repeat viewings, but going through it once I was fully into it and willing to go where ever it went and I liked it. It was marketed horribly, it looked like a sequel to Next.
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Like I said, probably had a lot to do with my viewing experience which I think has a lot to do with someone's enjoyment of a film. Had I turned it on around 7 and was still eating dinner, and explaing it all to my lady. Being told it was too loud by her and seeing her hate it (she hates end of the world stuff) I don't know if I would like it as much. But I do know the final scene with Rose Byrne was fucking great and the train scene was fantastic with the shot through the front window was great. I may watch it again tonight to see if I still liked it but I need to watch that fucking movie Harry's animation is from.
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the last great LAndis film.vampire in brooklyn i think was reggie hudlin..am i wrong?
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thank god for SCREAM>
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I don't know-everyone seems to dig KNOWING.(FUNNY you didn't mention that film you dickhead).And I SAY IT AGAIN-NEAR DARK isn't for me.I bought the damn film(having heard bout it on this VERY SITE!)-and was very very dissapointed.And I DID mention a few okay qualities, but JUMPER (not a perfect film at all-BUT VERY ENTERTAINING-with COOL visual effects) was better for me.So suck on that cock you moron! -
man, i don't know-blade is pretty good.And I REALLY liked "let the right one in"(can't believe there remaking that! bad idea!)How anout BEST vampire tv show?? Anyone remember the one about the cop who is a vampire? IT WAS ON ABOUT 8-9 YEARS AGO?That was sorta cool-sorry I can't recall the name!
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"...when they threw together that monstrosity?"They were thinking "I bet, with a headshot of emo-looking vampire dude hovering over the headshot of lovelorn looking chick, we can trick Twilight fans into thinking it's basically the same thing."
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SHOULD release a TWILIGHT DVD that 'mimics" the near dark cover
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...brain activity missing.
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predates True Blood, with the Southern vampire "family". And I'm sure the bar scene influenced Cameron's beginning of T2. AND, it has Bill Paxton's second best role following Aliens. Sure, after 20 years, its gotten a little wobbly, but its strengths outweigh its weaknesses.
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Fuck that's a lot of vamp movies. I think Arthurrex007 wins the prize for sheer quantity (and for recognising the importance of sapphic vampirism).
INNOCENT BLOOD? John Landis? How the fuck have I not seen this movie. It's on the list now.
Also does anyone recall an Eighties flick called WAXWORK which starred Patrick MacNee and the kid from GREMLINS? It had some vamps in, along with other monsters. Remember it as being a cool film with a similar vibe to FRIGHT NIGHT and MONSTER SQUAD.
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Nick Knight was the Vampire Cop The series was Forever Knight. Vampire in Brooklyn sure seemed like a Landis Movie.
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Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn) is a 1995 American comedy horror film directed by Wes Craven, and starring Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett. Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy co-star. Eddie Murphy wrote the film's script, along with Vernon Lynch and Charlie Murphy. In addition to playing the main character, Murphy also plays an alcoholic preacher and a foul-mouthed Italian gangster.
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Nick Cage is hit or miss. Knowing in the theater was annoying at worst and derivative at best. Does the DVD have extra footage to make it even more annoying?
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I forget the movie in general, but remember Don Rickles death scene.
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that's it.Mind you-it's ben 9 years since I saw it(and of course my taste have "matured",but this ws great when it was on).Nice catch by arthurrex007
AND VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN sucked ass! I do vivdly recall the one funny line "ass is good.evil is good.Now, if you can yourself a piece of evil ass...even better!" or somethnig to that extent. -
- Now with more fluffy bunnies!
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You are correct! Strange Days highly underrated. Great film with a great storyline and great acting. You even get to see Juliette Lewis' tits. Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett, Tom Sizemore, fucking sick film. Highly Reccommended
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no one has disccused KNOWING.
If you havn't seen it-DON'T READ!!!
It has some fairy interesting stuff going on.Such as the idea of RELIGION/ALIENS. did anyone realize the aliens had what APPEARED to be angel wings?(at the end).So I thought more on it-and I wonder-DID they want to imply that there is NO god=BUT that eprhaps aliens were there all along in the evolving of mankind?Or perhaps its a double outlook-where as it can go both ways-if you think it's an angel-and the whole film was "god's plan", then so be it. If you think that they implied that ALIENS were there all along-and we simply mis'interpreted it, so be it too.But if you hvn't seen it, watch.Then, put it in a locked box for a year-and watch it again! -
I just assumed they were angels because of the wings... but I suppose it's possible they were aliens that happened to have wings, which supplied the basis for humanity's image of angels. I like the ending because it leaves it open for interpretation. I also liked that it (for me anyway) was the first movie to successfully merge science and religion (and I'm an Atheist).
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The movie DID seem to heavily imply that there is a heaven. Unless Nic Cage's character was just totally misguided on that... but I doubt it.
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No love on here for Sundown; fall of the vampire? With DC as dracula himself (well, count mardulak;) Theres a hard one to locate today.
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Yes this film did imply a few things Ezekials wheel- the spaceships..Hell on Earth- the solar catastrophe.. The alien-angels. But what I liked most of all is that it was all there for the taking or leaving dependent on the viewers beliefs or non-beliefs.. Quite an unusual stane for a message film. I think this film will find it's audience on home viewing just as it has apparently started on this talkback board..I for one have
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and the boy/gril= adam and eve.
With..the tree they run to at the end.I figured that to be like the garden of eden or perhaps the TREE OF LIFE/WISDOM-like the bible.I eman, honestly-if you re-watch it, it gets better.WHAT I like is that I totally dismissed it when it came out-but now on dvd-its like unearthing a hidden gem -
I was losing faith in these talkbacks the last few months.But I guess it takes pretty rare films like this to give the JOLT needed
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Yes , Yes the tree of wisdom and the adam and eve message were all there for the taking if one is able to see it. I'm sure a lot of the messages will be talked about as time goes by. I personally think the chances of this type of
cataclysmic event is greater than
most forms of destruction that this planet may face..
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I can't think of higher praise than that.
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not so much. What worked was not really understanding what kind of movie it was. Was it a Horror movie, a straight up mystery, a drama with religious overtones? You can never really peg it down until the very end. I think I liked it overall because it's such a hodgepodge of genres thrown together. I think it will pick up a cult following on DVD. It's definitely worth a watch.
Knowing helped to further whet my appetite for Emerich's 2012 later this year. Disaster flicks are a great way to get a healthy dose of FX in a short amount of time. Escapist entertainment all the way! -
Jul 10, 2009 4:34:11 AM CDT
Everything John Carpenter tried to accomplish with Vampires...
by beefywhore
Had already been accomplished in Near Dark.
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I mean...The Crappening.
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But I think most people in the US at least, still have hang-ups on their own religion (ie. most people SAY they're christian, but only by name, and if they were honest with themselves, find the whole thing a bit silly and they just do it to stay out of trouble). I think this movie appealed to me a lot because i'm the very definition of an atheist, I find organised religion dangerous and silly, but I'll never preach at people about it and respect their beliefs, no matter how far-fetched they appear. I think that was the thinking behind the movie. I loved the concept of these 'angel' aliens descending to save the two humans, and i'm assuming by the other ships at the end, various animals, just like Noah. It tickled me that the bible was written by someone who witnessed these aliens long ago during another catastrophe (a flood perhaps!)
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At least the disaster fx were good. The Happening had wind machines and trees swaying. There's really no comparison.
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was NOT signifcant other than to emphsize that the aliens/angels were a sort of NOAH'S ARK-and I'm pretty sure they made sure to feature the rabbits so that viewers wouldn't question whether it was simply just humans that were saved-but animals as well.
I think ALEX PRYAS needs to keep cranking out more sc-fi-ish movies-but NOT every 5 years.ALEX PROYAS-YOU ARE A BADASS! -
Jul 10, 2009 10:16:24 AM CDT
Knowing is the worst film of the year, Harry, & you know it
by reflecto
Stop tickling Proyas' balls and come to terms with the fact that Dark City was a long time ago.
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was fun!
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and it will probably make the most money. Ironic.
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No mullets! Near Dark holds up much better than Lost Boys. I love both movies, but Lost Boys looks dated, still cool as heck though. I'm also still laughing at Harry's writers block... Tee Hee, writer...tee hee... gryc
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Jul 10, 2009 12:33:33 PM CDT
SoylentMean so you are saying M.Bay raped all our childhoods?
by kravmaguffin
Transformers 3 will be 3 hours long, 2 of those hours will be of Shia and his new girlfriend. There will be 300 different robots, several will be gay, one will look and act like Bruno. Mel Gibson will play the evil BeaverTron complete with a Hitler mustasche. Where was I...damn ADD...
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But, what the FUCK happened to YOKO'S music column? that shit only lasted 2 weeks-then bam! Was it trashed? WHY DO I ASK? Well, it was sorta decent! There's NOT ENOUGH reviews on here.
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Jul 10, 2009 1:23:09 PM CDT
The Happening was the worst shit i've seen since.............
by theycallmemrtibbs
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She made the mistake of calling U2 irrelevant and was never taken seriously again.
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Best film Nick Cage has been in since Leaving Las Vegas. The images of the doomed Earth were pretty effective and the religion/alien proposition was pretty intelligent sci fi. Naturally any brainwashed religious types will immediately object to the flick so that counts for most of the USA giving it a bad review.
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I'm not too sure why it was even made. It seemed more like the reader's manual for some convoluted RPG with oddly shaped dice.
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"The first week I missed was due to just a general writer’s block that I had. The second week was a victim to being really really ill."Only writers get writer's block, son. You prove again and again that you ain't no writer!Seriously, don't kid yourself. We don't read your posts for the artistic prose.
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His vision of the Grumpy Old Men remake is startlingly realistic.
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In no particular order:
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Dracula (Lugosi version)
Dracula (Chris Lee version)
Dracula (Frank Langella version)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (brilliant atmosphere)
Brides of Dracula
Andy Warhol's Dracula
Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (silly but fun)
Blood of the Virgins (cheap & strange vamp movie from Argentina)
Martin (technically not a vampire film, but a psychological thriller about a guy who thinks he's a bloodsucker)
Blade
And:
The Night Stalker was a great vampire TV movie. The 1970s BBC Dracula serialization was also top notch. -
I did put spacing between the film titles (johnnyrandom managed to put spacing in his talkback), but it all become one huge sentence when I posted my list.
I think it's about time Harry introduced previews and editing to his site. -
I thought she was going to be the next "it" girl after The Chumscrubber but she really has flatlined since then. Still think she's hotter then Megan Fox though.
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I kinda liked that movie. I liked the Hong Kong setting (without any fuckin' US kung fu in it!), I liked the fights, I liked the "low-key" powers.
10 times better than any shitty Jumper, if you ask me...even if you don't ask me, by the way.
I haven't seen The unborn (and I probably never will), but I know it much much worse than Push. -
I kinda liked that movie. I liked the Hong Kong setting (without any fuckin' US kung fu in it!), I liked the fights, I liked the "low-key" powers.
10 times better than any shitty Jumper, if you ask me...even if you don't ask me, by the way.
I haven't seen The unborn (and I probably never will), but I know it much much worse than Push. -
Very good vampire flick, but a little overrated IMHO.
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they need to release better episodes...and get the rights to them.
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not a great movie yes, but it was far better than I expected
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I think it was in 1973. Yes, a big thanks to IMDB. He also was in THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (1968). Both are good films but MAY only be found on bootleg dvds, someday, if at all. I still rememer those HOT vampire chicks in the first film. They were sexy and evil scary at the same time. (Cold chills down my spine.) Seems like PBS had a british Dracula movie on a short time ago, that was decent scary. The name of it escapes me. I did not like THE LOST BOYS (1987) at first, but now I enjoy its CAMPINESS and the PETER PAN angle. Jami Gertz was a hot in it too as STAR the vampire. She later grew into SUPER HOT MILFiness.
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It is called DRACULA (2006) and has David Suchet (of Hercule Poirot fame) playing Dr. Van Helsing.
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